These are my latest stitches, both Bristol (UK based). Painting the background and then embroidering over the top is a new technique for me. Ive always had a tendency to fill everything in, but this makes the details quite hard to spot. By painting the background it means I can concentrate on those details and Im really happy with the result.

The first is this embroidery of an altered pedestrian Crossing on Park Street Bristol

The second is a detail of a particularly fine pub/hotel in Old Market Bristol. I really liked the carvings on this one and, although Ive had to use a bit of creative license, I am very happy with the result.

Do let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions of how I can improve (bearing in mind Im not the best painter!).